A Simple Time Management Tip for the Week
Think about it. No really. Think about it. This is my tip this week. Effective time management can seem counterintuitive. I learned something this week from two different clients: the value in taking time to sit and reflect. We live in a fast-paced world. We are usually doing seven things at once. Rarely do we […]
What Would Wonder Woman Do?
Sometimes the answer is simpler than it seems. Sometimes we can find a way to develop that new behavior in an easy way. I speak frequently about neuro-linguistic programming and some of the techniques it offers. One of them is called the New Behavior Generator. Let’s imagine you want to do something and you are […]
What do you REALLY want?
People come to coaching for a variety of reasons: *make more money *get more clients *learn to communicate better *have better relationships with children or staff *lose weight *and on and on What is your current goal? The question we always ask our clients is why do you want that? And they will say “I want […]
What Kind of a Day Will You Have?
Have you ever had this experience: You run into a co-worker in the hall at 11am and you say, “How are you?” She says, “Man, this day is terrible.” Or, “I am having the worst day.” I hear this a lot. Or on Tuesday, “This is the worst week ever.” I had heard this a […]
Accountability – the Decisive Element
“I have come to the frightening conclusion that I am the decisive element. It is my personal approach that creates the climate. It is my daily mood that makes the weather. I possess tremendous power to make life miserable or joyous. I can be a tool of torture or an instrument of inspiration; I can […]
Creating 2019
This time of year, we tend to think about where we have been and where we are going. There are many philosophies and practices on how to plan for the coming year. Let’s try something a little different. Close your eyes. Imagine it is December 31, 2019. Bring yourself there in your mind. Be in […]
The Power of Your Beliefs
There is a wonderful book I read by a doctor named Bruce Lipton. We read it in our coach training. It is called The Biology of Belief. On some level, coaching is premised on this idea – that our beliefs are what either propel us forward or hold us back. For some people, the idea […]
There is no Such Thing as a “Normal” Week
Sometimes it’s useful to just say what is so. There are stories we tell ourselves that are unexamined and do not contain all the truth. This is one of them. As you know by now if you’ve been reading my blogs, one of the things my clients do on their calls with me is “declare” […]
The Lens Through Which You See The World
This week, one of my clients told me that when she goes in for a job interview, often they look at her as if they are surprised at her age. She, like many people I coach, is afraid that she is too old to be offered the kind of work she wants. I said, “how […]
The REALITY of Enrollment
A Specific Model for Enrollment – REALITY We have been talking about the concept of “enrollment” – communicating with others in a way that they feel heard and that generates cooperation, collaboration and ownership. You cannot enroll if you cannot see reality. You must clearly see the other person’s reality to enroll them in anything. […]